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I gave up on Backpacker. A few years ago they changed the format so none of the content takes more than five minutes to read. It's like a bunch of little sounds bites all strung together. Bicycling did the same thing. Disappointing.

EXACTLY the problem!

WARNING: Will discuss Rhurbarb Strawberry Pie and Livermush at random.

"A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." ... B.Franklin

I gave up on Backpacker. A few years ago they changed the format so none of the content takes more than five minutes to read. It's like a bunch of little sounds bites all strung together. Bicycling did the same thing. Disappointing.

If I remember correctly both Backpacker and Bicycling were Rodale publications for a long time. At that point they were worth reading. A few years ago Rodale made some major changes and off-loaded those two assets along with several other. Nothing has been the same since.

I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn